26984 words

cutters

8 definitions • 15 examples
1
a tool or device for cutting something:

Examples:

Slide the frittata out of the pan and slice it with a pizza cutter.
This cutter has a six-inch blade.
His woodworking shop is full of power tools, blades, bits, and cutters.
2
a person, especially a worker, who cuts something:

Examples:

The exploitation of sugar cane cutters in Haiti is well known.
He worked at the meat plant for 35 years as a cutter.
3
a person whose job is to cut cloth for making clothes:

Examples:

To succeed in this business, you need a good dress designer and a good cutter.
All of the stylists in this salon are expert cutters.
4
someone or something that reduces a tax, a cost, etc.:

Examples:

Many of these changes are potential cost cutters.
5
a fast, light boat, used for example as a patrol boat (= checking an area for crime or danger) or for carrying small loads:

Examples:

When the ship reached the American coast it was greeted by a US coastguard cutter.
6

Examples:

A little white cutter with red sails was coming in towards them.
7
in cricket, a throw in which the ball suddenly changes direction after it hits the ground:

Examples:

He was a great slow wicket bowler, famous for bowling cutters.
8
in baseball, a hard throw in which the ball moves slightly as it reaches the batter (= the player who tries to hit the ball):

Examples:

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